Formation and development of the highest state authorities of the Donetsk People's Republic and the Luhansk People's Republic from self-declaration to admission to the Russian Fede... by E. S. Anichkin, I. Yu. Mankovskiy, Yu. I. Kolpakova

“…The third stage is explained by the adoption of the DPR and the LPR into our state in September 2022 and the beginning of systematic work to change legislation regarding the creation of higher state authorities of new subjects of Russia.…”
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Aberration correction in 3D transthoracic echocardiography by Svein-Erik Måsøy, Bastien Dénarié, Anders Sørnes, Espen Holte, Bjørnar Grenne, Torvald Espeland, Erik Andreas Rye Berg, Ole Marius Hoel Rindal, Wayne Rigby, Tore Bjåstad

“…In general, aberration correction provides a systematic improvement in clinical cardiac triplane and 3D volume images.…”
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Towards a standardised monitoring of ecosystem condition: A literature review on indicators and their data sources by Isabel Nicholson Thomas, Filipe Bernardo, Constantin Cazacu, Ján Černecký, Chiara Cortinovis, Bálint Czúcz, Helena Duchkova, Martina Kičić, Sabine Lange, Xavier Lecomte, Zhi Yi Vanessa Lim, Alon Lotan, Ulla Mörtberg, Chiara Parretta, Paula Rendón, Philip Roche, Eszter Tanács, Dijana Vuletić, Christos Zoumides, Adrienne Grêt-Regamey

“…However, assessing the state, health, or quality of ecosystems is a complex and multidisciplinary challenge, resulting in a wide array of approaches documented in the scientific literature. …”
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Methods of extraction, separation and identification of cyclic peptides from flaxseed (Linum usitatissimum L.): A review by R. V. Sobolev, I. E. Sokolov, N. A. Petrov, V. А. Sarkisyan, A. A. Kochetkova

“…For the qualitative and quantitative determination of cyclopeptides, the HPLC with a diode array detector at a wavelength of 214 nm is sufficient. …”
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Observations of the singly Cabibbo-suppressed decays Ξ c + → p K S 0 $$ {\Xi}_c^{+}\to p{K}_S^0 $$ , Ξ c + → Λ π + $$ {\Xi}_c^{+}\to \Lambda {\pi}^{+} $$ , and Ξ c + → Σ 0 π + $$ {... by The Belle and Belle II collaborations, I. Adachi, L. Aggarwal, N. Akopov, M. Alhakami, A. Aloisio, N. Althubiti, N. Anh Ky, D. M. Asner, H. Atmacan, T. Aushev, V. Aushev, M. Aversano, R. Ayad, V. Babu, N. K. Baghel, S. Bahinipati, P. Bambade, Sw. Banerjee, M. Barrett, J. Baudot, A. Baur, A. Beaubien, J. Becker, J. V. Bennett, V. Bertacchi, M. Bertemes, E. Bertholet, M. Bessner, S. Bettarini, B. Bhuyan, F. Bianchi, D. Biswas, A. Bobrov, D. Bodrov, A. Bolz, A. Bondar, J. Borah, A. Boschetti, A. Bozek, P. Branchini, R. A. Briere, T. E. Browder, A. Budano, S. Bussino, Q. Campagna, M. Campajola, G. Casarosa, C. Cecchi, J. Cerasoli, M.-C. Chang, R. Cheaib, P. Cheema, K. Chilikin, K. Chirapatpimol, H.-E. Cho, K. Cho, S.-J. Cho, S.-K. Choi, S. Choudhury, L. Corona, J. X. Cui, E. De La Cruz-Burelo, S. A. De La Motte, G. De Nardo, G. De Pietro, R. de Sangro, M. Destefanis, S. Dey, A. Di Canto, F. Di Capua, J. Dingfelder, Z. Doležal, I. Domínguez Jiménez, T. V. Dong, M. Dorigo, D. Dossett, K. Dugic, G. Dujany, P. Ecker, D. Epifanov, P. Feichtinger, T. Ferber, T. Fillinger, G. Finocchiaro, F. Forti, B. G. Fulsom, A. Gabrielli, M. Garcia-Hernandez, G. Gaudino, V. Gaur, A. Gaz, A. Gellrich, G. Ghevondyan, D. Ghosh, H. Ghumaryan, G. Giakoustidis, R. Giordano, A. Giri, P. Gironella Gironell, B. Gobbo, R. Godang, O. Gogota, P. Goldenzweig, W. Gradl, E. Graziani, D. Greenwald, Z. Gruberová, K. Gudkova, I. Haide, C. Harris, H. Hayashii, A. Heidelbach, I. Heredia de la Cruz, M. Hernández Villanueva, T. Higuchi, M. Hoek, M. Hohmann, R. Hoppe, P. Horak, T. Humair, T. Iijima, K. Inami, N. Ipsita, A. Ishikawa, R. Itoh, M. Iwasaki, D. Jacobi, W. W. Jacobs, D. E. Jaffe, E.-J. Jang, Y. Jin, A. Johnson, H. Junkerkalefeld, M. Kaleta, A. B. Kaliyar, J. Kandra, G. Karyan, T. Kawasaki, F. Keil, C. Ketter, C. Kiesling, C.-H. Kim, D. Y. Kim, J.-Y. Kim, K.-H. Kim, Y.-K. Kim, K. Kinoshita, P. Kodyš, T. Koga, S. Kohani, K. Kojima, A. Korobov, S. Korpar, E. Kovalenko, R. Kowalewski, P. Križan, P. Krokovny, T. Kuhr, Y. Kulii, R. Kumar, K. Kumara, T. Kunigo, A. Kuzmin, Y.-J. Kwon, S. Lacaprara, K. Lalwani, T. Lam, L. Lanceri, J. S. Lange, T. S. Lau, M. Laurenza, R. Leboucher, F. R. Le Diberder, M. J. Lee, P. Leo, L. K. Li, Q. M. Li, W. Z. Li, Y. Li, Y. B. Li, Y. P. Liao, J. Libby, J. Lin, M. H. Liu, Q. Y. Liu, Z. Q. Liu, D. Liventsev, S. Longo, T. Lueck, C. Lyu, Y. Ma, C. Madaan, M. Maggiora, R. Maiti, G. Mancinelli, R. Manfredi, M. Mantovano, D. Marcantonio, S. Marcello, C. Marinas, C. Martellini, A. Martens, T. Martinov, L. Massaccesi, M. Masuda, D. Matvienko, M. Maushart, J. A. McKenna, F. Meier, D. Meleshko, M. Merola, C. Miller, M. Mirra, S. Mitra, H. Miyake, S. Moneta, H.-G. Moser, R. Mussa, I. Nakamura, M. Nakao, Y. Nakazawa, M. Naruki, Z. Natkaniec, A. Natochii, M. Nayak, G. Nazaryan, M. Neu, S. Nishida, S. Ogawa, H. Ono, Y. Onuki, G. Pakhlova, S. Pardi, H. Park, J. Park, K. Park, S.-H. Park, S. Patra, T. K. Pedlar, I. Peruzzi, R. Peschke, R. Pestotnik, L. E. Piilonen, T. Podobnik, S. Pokharel, C. Praz, S. Prell, E. Prencipe, M. T. Prim, H. Purwar, S. Raiz, K. Ravindran, J. U. Rehman, M. Reif, S. Reiter, M. Remnev, L. Reuter, D. Ricalde Herrmann, I. Ripp-Baudot, G. Rizzo, M. Roehrken, J. M. Roney, A. Rostomyan, D. A. Sanders, S. Sandilya, L. Santelj, V. Savinov, B. Scavino, G. Schnell, C. Schwanda, Y. Seino, A. Selce, K. Senyo, J. Serrano, M. E. Sevior, C. Sfienti, W. Shan, C. P. Shen, X. D. Shi, T. Shillington, T. Shimasaki, J.-G. Shiu, D. Shtol, A. Sibidanov, F. Simon, J. Skorupa, R. J. Sobie, M. Sobotzik, A. Soffer, A. Sokolov, E. Solovieva, S. Spataro, B. Spruck, W. Song, M. Starič, P. Stavroulakis, R. Stroili, M. Sumihama, N. Suwonjandee, H. Svidras, M. Takizawa, U. Tamponi, K. Tanida, F. Tenchini, A. Thaller, O. Tittel, E. Torassa, K. Trabelsi, I. Tsaklidis, I. Ueda, K. Unger, Y. Unno, K. Uno, S. Uno, P. Urquijo, Y. Ushiroda, S. E. Vahsen, R. van Tonder, K. E. Varvell, M. Veronesi, V. S. Vismaya, L. Vitale, V. Vobbilisetti, R. Volpe, S. Wallner, M.-Z. Wang, A. Warburton, M. Watanabe, S. Watanuki, C. Wessel, E. Won, X. P. Xu, B. D. Yabsley, S. Yamada, W. Yan, J. Yelton, J. H. Yin, K. Yoshihara, C. Z. Yuan, J. Yuan, Y. Yusa, L. Zani, V. Zhilich, J. S. Zhou, Q. D. Zhou, L. Zhu, R. Žlebčík

“…\end{array}} $$ The first and second uncertainties above are statistical and systematic, respectively, while the third ones arise from the uncertainty in B Ξ c + → Ξ − π + π + $$ \mathcal{B}\left({\Xi}_c^{+}\to {\Xi}^{-}{\pi}^{+}{\pi}^{+}\right) $$ .…”
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A diverse set of solubilized natural fibers drives structure-dependent metabolism and modulation of the human gut microbiota by Maria X. Maldonado-Gomez, Katharine M. Ng, Riley A. Drexler, Alexandria M. S. Conner, Cory G. Vierra, Nithya Krishnakumar, Hannah M. Gerber, Zachary R. Taylor, Jenna L. Treon, Megan Ellis, Jada K. A. Garcia, James P. Cerney, David G. Chapin, Robnet T. Kerns, Angela M. Marcobal, Steven M. Watkins, Matthew J. Amicucci

“…Studies have primarily focused on a limited range of fibers, rather than the diverse array of fibers representative of those commonly found in our diets. …”
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Dynamically Driven Evolution of Molecular Gas in the Barred Spiral Galaxy M83 Traced by CO J = 2–1/1–0 Line Ratio Variations by Jin Koda, Fumi Egusa, Akihiko Hirota, Amanda M Lee, Tsuyoshi Sawada, Fumiya Maeda

“…We show the variations of the CO J = 2–1/1–0 line ratio ( R _21/10 ) across the barred spiral galaxy M83, using the 46 pc resolution data from the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array. The R _21/10 map clearly evidences the systematic large-scale variations as a function of galactic structures. …”
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Radio-loudness Statistics of Quasars from Quaia-VLASS by Nestor Arsenov, Sándor Frey, András Kovács, Lyuba Slavcheva-Mihova

“…We cross-matched the optical Quaia catalog of about 1.3 million quasars (from the Gaia data) with 1.9 million sources from the Very Large Array Sky Survey (VLASS) radio catalog. We explored different thresholds for the matching radius, balancing completeness and purity of the resulting Quaia-VLASS catalog, and found 1 $\mathop{.}…”
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Controlled interkingdom cell-cell communication between Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Bacillus subtilis using quorum-sensing peptides by Tomislav Vološen, Uta Gutbier, Uta Gutbier, Ramón Korn, Juliane Korp, Tobias Göttsche, Linda Schuster, Carolin Pohl, Cindy Rau, Diana Wolf, Kai Ostermann

“…Understanding communication among microorganisms through the array of signal molecules and establishing controlled signal transfer between different species is a major goal of the future of biotechnology, and controlled multispecies bioreactor cultivations will open a wide range of applications. …”
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Public Procurement for School Meal Programmes in Sub-Saharan Africa: Nutritional Outcomes, Implementation Challenges and Programme Enablers by Julia Liguori, Hibbah Araba Osei-Kwasi, Mathilde Savy, Silver Nanema, Amos Laar, Michelle Holdsworth

“…Methods: A mixed methods systematic review of studies in SSA published between 2012 and February 2023 was conducted. …”
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Understanding the research landscape of over-the-counter herbal products, dietary supplements, and medications evaluated for depressive symptoms in adults: a scoping review by Rachael Frost, Rachael Frost, Aiman Zamri, Silvy Mathew, Adriana Salame, Cini Bhanu, Sukvinder K. Bhamra, Juan Carlos Bazo-Alvarez, Juan Carlos Bazo-Alvarez, Michael Heinrich, Michael Heinrich, Kate Walters

“…BackgroundOver-the-counter (OTC) products such as herbal medical products (HMPs) or dietary supplements are a valued part of preventative and supportive self-care for depressive symptoms, but there is a wide array of products available, with differing levels of clinical evidence. …”
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A Multifrequency Global View of Callisto’s Thermal Properties from ALMA by Maria Camarca, Katherine de Kleer, Bryan Butler, Alexander Thelen, Cole Meyer, Alex B. Akins, Imke de Pater, Mark A. Gurwell

“…We present thermal observations of Callisto’s leading and trailing hemispheres obtained using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) at 0.87 mm (343 GHz), 1.3 mm (233 GHz), and 3 mm (97 GHz). …”
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Velocity Structure Correlations between the Nebular, Molecular, and Atmospheric Gases in the Cores of Four Cool Core Clusters by Muzi Li, B.R. McNamara, Alison L. Coil, Marie-Joëlle Gingras, Fabrizio Brighenti, H.R. Russell, Prathamesh D. Tamhaneh, S. Peng Oh, Serena Perrotta

“…We explore substantial systematic biases, including projection effects, windowing, and smoothing effects, when comparing VSFs using different telescopes and instruments.…”
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Fatty acid metabolism-related risk signature revealing the immune landscape of neuroblastoma and predicting overall survival in pediatric neuroblastoma patients by Shizun Wang, Dan Zhang, Ming Ge, Nijia Zhang, Wei Yang, Yuqin Liu

“…However, there is a lack of systematic analysis regarding the impact of fatty acid metabolism on prognosis in neuroblastoma (NB) patients and its influence on the immune microenvironment. …”
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Methodological advances in seismic noise imaging of the Alpine area by Paul, Anne, Pedersen, Helle A., Bodin, Thomas, Kästle, Emanuel, Soergel, Dorian, Alder, Chloé, Lu, Yang, Nouibat, Ahmed

“…These methods can be applied to similar dense arrays with equivalent potential benefits.…”
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SOME TRENDS IN THE INTERACTION BETWEEN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE LAW IN TODAY'S RUSSIA (THE ISSUES OF COMPLEX FORMATIONS IN THE SYSTEM OF LAW) by O. Kozhevnikov

“…General and specific scientific cognition methods: systematic approach, comparative legal and formal logical methods were used in the research. …”
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Genetic Analysis of Prenatal Renal Abnormalities in 17q12 Microdeletion Syndrome by Yongmei Shen, Yaqi Li, Xiaomin Zhao, Lei Zhang, Liying Yao, Jiasong Cao, Qimei Lin, Hefei Wang, Maolin Nie, Rongxin Wei, Ying Chang, Yang Pan, Jue Li

“…Comprehensive clinical data, including maternal age, detailed ultrasound findings, and pregnancy outcomes, were systematically collected. SNP-array analysis was conducted using an Affymetrix CytoScan 750 K Array Chip to identify CNVs and loss of heterozygosity, while CNV-seq was performed on the Illumina HiSeq 2000 platform. …”
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Designing a work program for the discipline based on the elements of competencies by A. M. Polyanskiy, E. A. Smirnova

“…According to the authors, the use of the elements of competences allocated from the texts of standards, scientific and methodological developments and other sources of the subject field of activity of the university graduate, allows to determine the set and content of knowledge, skills and knowledge necessary for training in the field of preparation more fully, rationally distribute them among educational disciplines and practices, to form the main didactic units of the work program of the academic discipline, to ensure the traceability of the requirements to the results of mastering the disciplines to a specific source of requirements.In the process of research, a methodology for the collection, processing and systematization of information necessary for the preparation of documents for the organization of the educational process at the department of the university was developed and approved; the analysis of professional and branch standards of software engineering is carried out; an array of elements of competencies required by the graduate training directions 09.03.04 is formed; software tools for processing and structuring information, managing changes in the elements of competences, taking into account the interrelations between them are proposed.The article describes the structure of the data array of competencies required by the graduate of the bachelor’s degree in the direction of training 09.03.04 “Software Engineering”; the results of the analysis of the main types of competence sources are presented: the educational standard in the specified direction of bachelor’s degree, professional standards and branch standards of software engineering, ontological and architectural models of entities of the subject domain; an algorithm for the collection, processing and systematization of information necessary for the formation of competency elements; examples of forming various types elements of competences are given.The study has showed that the competence approach, expanded in the proposed methodology, to the formation of working programs of educational disciplines and practices of the basic professional educational program of higher education allows to ensure the completeness, relevance and consistency of the requirements for the preparation of students, the rational distribution of the subject matter of the teaching material between disciplines and their mutual coherence in the educational process.…”
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Editorial by Aniss MOUMEN

“… The Moroccan Journal of Quantitative and Qualitative Research (MJQR), in its Volume 6, Issue 4 (2024), presents a rich array of research addressing key challenges and opportunities in governance, education, migration, and organizational dynamics. …”
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Development of an Advanced Quality Assessment System for Specialized Flour for Fresh Rice Noodles Employing Multivariate Statistical Techniques by Miaoyuan WU, Luyan LIAO, Xianlong REN, Cao LIU, Weiguo WU

“…Furthermore, the quality of the fresh rice noodles was meticulously assessed via texture profile analysis, cooking quality attributes, and sensory assessment scores. An exhaustive and systematic evaluation was once conducted to elucidate the tricky relationship between rice flour traits and the quality of fresh rice noodles, involving an array of state-of-the-art multivariate statistical methods, which included descriptive statistics, correlation analysis, principal component analysis, stepwise regression, and cluster analysis. …”
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